Inter-vehicle flight attribute communication for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV)
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B64C-039/02
G05D-001/10
출원번호
US-0728642
(2012-12-27)
등록번호
US-9527586
(2016-12-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Levien, Royce A.
Lord, Robert W.
Lord, Richard T.
Malamud, Mark A.
Rinaldo, Jr., John D.
Wood, Jr., Lowell L.
출원인 / 주소
Elwha LLC
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25
초록▼
Disclosed herein are example embodiments for inter-vehicle flight attribute communication for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV). For certain example embodiments, at least one machine may: (i) obtain at least one indication related to imparting at least one flight attribute corresponding to a UFV; o
Disclosed herein are example embodiments for inter-vehicle flight attribute communication for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV). For certain example embodiments, at least one machine may: (i) obtain at least one indication related to imparting at least one flight attribute corresponding to a UFV; or (ii) transmit to a remote UFV at least one indicator of at least one flight attribute corresponding to a UFV based at least partially on at least one indication related to imparting at least one flight attribute. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.
대표청구항▼
1. An unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV), the UFV comprising: at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device operable to autonomously control the UFV including at least: circuitry configured for obtaining an indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission incl
1. An unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV), the UFV comprising: at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device operable to autonomously control the UFV including at least: circuitry configured for obtaining an indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;circuitry configured for obtaining at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV;circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;circuitry configured for autonomously formulating at least one request to adjust the flight path for transmission to the at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the determined flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV; andcircuitry configured for transmitting to the at least one remote UFV the at least one request to adjust the flight path. 2. The UFV of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for obtaining at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV comprises: circuitry configured for receiving from the at least one remote UFV at least one flight attribute inquiry. 3. The UFV of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for obtaining at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV comprises: circuitry configured for receiving from the at least one remote UFV at least one negotiation request for a flight path adjustment. 4. The UFV of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for obtaining at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV comprises: circuitry configured for retrieving from at least one memory at least a portion of at least one flight attribute update procedure that includes at least one plan for imparting one or more flight characteristics. 5. The UFV of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for obtaining at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV comprises: circuitry configured for retrieving from at least one memory at least a portion of at least one flight attribute announcement procedure that includes at least one plan for imparting one or more flight capabilities. 6. The UFV of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for transmitting to the at least one remote UFV at least one request to adjust the flight path comprises: circuitry configured for transmitting to the at least one remote UFV at least one request to adjust the flight path via at least one wireless signal. 7. The UFV of claim 6, wherein the circuitry configured for transmitting to the at least one remote UFV at least one request to adjust the flight path via at least one wireless signal comprises: circuitry configured for transmitting to the at least one remote UFV at least one request to adjust the flight path via at least one radio frequency (RF) wireless signal using at least one directional beam. 8. The UFV of claim 1, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one flight characteristic representative of at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the UFV to adjust a flight path of the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one flight characteristic representative of at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the UFV to adjust a flight path of the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 9. The UFV of claim 8, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of a position of the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of a position of the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 10. The UFV of claim 8, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one of a speed or a direction of the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of at least one of a speed or a direction of the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 11. The UFV of claim 8, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of an acceleration of the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of an acceleration of the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 12. The UFV of claim 8, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of an altitude of the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of an altitude of the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 13. The UFV of claim 8, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of an expected future flight characteristic of the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of an expected future flight characteristic of the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 14. The UFV of claim 8, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 15. The UFV of claim 14, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of an acceleration identified in a specification corresponding to the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of an acceleration identified in a specification corresponding to the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 16. The UFV of claim 14, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of a maximum recommended speed corresponding to the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of a maximum recommended speed corresponding to the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 17. The UFV of claim 14, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of a turning ability corresponding to the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of a turning ability corresponding to the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 18. The UFV of claim 14, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of a hovering ability corresponding to the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of a hovering ability corresponding to the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 19. The UFV of claim 14, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one maneuverability indicator corresponding to the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one maneuverability indicator corresponding to the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 20. The UFV of claim 14, wherein: the circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of a remaining available airtime corresponding to the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator of a remaining available airtime corresponding to the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 21. The UFV of claim 14, wherein : the circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator of at least one flight capability including at least one flight capability corresponding to the UFV, the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting a flight path of the UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one indicator for a flight bubble corresponding to the UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of the at least one indicator for a flight bubble corresponding to the UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 22. The UFV of claim 1, further comprising: circuitry configured for adjusting a flight path corresponding to the UFV based at least partially on at least one flight attribute indicator received from and corresponding to the at least one remote UFV. 23. The UFV of claim 1, further comprising: circuitry configured for negotiating with the at least one remote UFV at least one flight path adjustment. 24. The UFV of claim 23, wherein the circuitry configured for negotiating with the at least one remote UFV at least one flight path adjustment comprises: circuitry configured for autonomously formulating an offer to make at least one adjustment to a flight path corresponding to the UFV. 25. The UFV of claim 23, wherein the circuitry configured for negotiating with the at least one remote UFV at least one flight path adjustment comprises: circuitry configured for receiving from the at least one remote UFV a request to make at least one adjustment to a flight path corresponding to the UFV, with the request associated with a reference to but differing from an offer to make a flight path adjustment that was a previously-transmitted from the UFV to the at least one remote UFV. 26. The UFV of claim 1, further comprising: circuitry configured for determining at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV, wherein the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the at least one remote UFV to adjust the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on analysis of the at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the at least one remote UFV to adjust the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 27. The UFV of claim 1, further comprising: circuitry configured for determining at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV, wherein the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the at least one remote UFV is capable of adjusting the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on analysis of the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the at least one remote UFV is capable of adjusting the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 28. The UFV of claim 1, further comprising: circuitry configured for determining at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV, wherein the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the at least one remote UFV to adjust the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a request including a description of changes to the flight path corresponding to the remote UFV for transmission to the remote UFV based at least partially on analysis of the at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the at least one remote UFV to adjust the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 29. The UFV of claim 1, further comprising: circuitry configured for determining at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV, wherein the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the at least one remote UFV is capable of adjusting the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a request including a description of changes to the flight path corresponding to the remote UFV for transmission to the remote UFV based at least partially on analysis of the at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the at least one remote UFV is capable of adjusting the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 30. The UFV of claim 1, further comprising: circuitry configured for determining at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV, wherein the circuitry configured for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for analyzing one or more of (1) at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the UFV to adjust the flight path of the UFV, (2) at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting the flight path of the UFV, (3) at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the at least one remote UFV to adjust the flight path of the at least one remote UFV, or (4) at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the at least one remote UFV is capable of adjusting the flight path of the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV; andthe circuitry configured for determining the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV includes circuitry configured for determining a request including at least one of (i) an offer, (ii) an offer and an acceptance, (iii) an offer and a counter-offer, (iv) a rejection of an offer to adjust the flight path corresponding to the remote UFV for transmission to the remote UFV based at least partially on analysis of the one or more of (1) at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the UFV to adjust the flight path of the UFV, (2) at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the UFV is capable of adjusting the flight path of the UFV, (3) at least one flight attribute that is changeable by the at least one remote UFV to adjust the flight path of the at least one remote UFV, or (4) at least one flight capability representative of a degree to which the at least one remote UFV is capable of adjusting the flight path of the at least one remote UFV; and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV. 31. A method comprising: autonomously controlling an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) including at least: obtaining an indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;obtaining at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV;analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;autonomously formulating at least one request to adjust the flight path for transmission to the at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the determined flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV; andtransmitting to the at least one remote UFV the at least one request to adjust the flight path,wherein at least one of (i) the obtaining an indication of at least one hazard, (ii) the obtaining at least flight attribute, (iii) the analyzing, (iv) the determining a flight path adjustment, (v) the autonomously formulating at least one request to adjust the flight path, or (vi) the transmitting to the at least one remote UFV the at least one request to adjust the flight path is implemented at least partially by one or more electronic devices of the UFV. 32. A machine comprising: means for autonomously controlling an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) including at least: means for obtaining an indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;means for obtaining at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV;means for analyzing at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;means for determining a flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the analysis of at least the at least one flight attribute corresponding to the at least one remote UFV and the indication of at least one hazard associated with at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV;means for autonomously formulating at least one request to adjust the flight path for transmission to the at least one remote UFV based at least partially on the determined flight path adjustment corresponding to the at least one mission including the UFV and at least one remote UFV; andmeans for transmitting to the at least one remote UFV the at least one request to adjust the flight path.
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